Sandwich-Like Reduced Graphene Oxide/Carbon Black/Amorphous Cobalt Borate Nanocomposites as Bifunctional Cathode Electrocatalyst in Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries

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Sun, Jiqing
Yang, Dongjiang
Lowe, Sean
Zhang, Lijuan
Wang, Yazhou
Zhao, Shenlong
Liu, Porun
Wang, Yun
Tang, Zhiyong
Zhao, Huijun
Yao, Xiangdong
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2018
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The inhibitively high cost of the noble‐metal‐containing materials has become a major obstacle for the large‐scale application of rechargeable zinc‐air batteries (ZABs). To solve this problem in a practical way, a green and scalable method to prepare sandwich‐like reduced graphene oxide /carbon black/amorphous cobalt borate nanocomposites (rGO/CB/Co‐Bi) is reported. These composites are shown to be a highly efficient and robust bifunctional electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In this system, the spontaneous assembly of the GO sheet and CB nanoparticles is demonstrated by noncovalent interactions to build the sandwich‐like structure with hierarchical pore distribution. The impressive ORR and OER activities of the obtained nanocomposite are attributed to the high conductivity, large surface area, and the hierarchically porous channels. With room‐temperature synthesis and significant activities shown in the demonstrative battery test, the prepared nanocomposite can potentially serve as an alternative for noble‐metal‐based rechargeable ZAB cathode materials.

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Advanced Energy Materials

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8

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27

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Macromolecular and materials chemistry

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Reduced graphene oxide

Amorphous cobalt borate nanocomposites

Bifunctional cathode electrocatalyst

Rechargeable zinc-air batteries

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